A significant aspect of the Holobiont Project concerns expanding our already existing networks. We are currently looking for new partners in Iceland and Norway specifically, though our interests are not limited to these two countries.

One of our Icelandic partners, Ólafur Páll Sigurðsson, used to be one half of the art project Angeli Novi, which produced the film 'You Can't Stand in the Way of Progress' as a part of a larger solo exhibition in the Museum of Living Art, Reykjavik, September 29 - December 2, 2012. Much of the footage in the film was shot in and around Athens and the topics are just as relevant today as in 2012. The project brought together local, international and Icelandic individuals and artists and is representative of the kind of collaboration and networking which the Holobiont Project wishes to accommodate. Nik Karlsson worked on several logistical aspects of the film.

More info about the project from the artists can be found below.

HOLOBIONTnoun ho·lo·bi·ont (ˈhō-lə-bī-ŏnt) (Greek, from holos (όλος), whole; bios (βίος), life; -ont, to be; whole unit of life): The basic and strict definition of holobiont is that it is a host organism (plant or animal) in interaction with all associated microorganisms as an entity for selection in evolution.. ﻿﻿Holobiont describes a long-term physical association between different living organisms encompassing all symbiotic associations, including parasites, mutualists, synergists, and amensalists.